The Sinking of the El Faro

Welcome to When It Goes Wrong, the podcast about disasters, accidents and when things fall apart. On this initial episode, we discuss the sinking of the freighter ship the El Faro in 2015. How could a ship sail directly into a hurricane and sink in the world of non stop data and tracking? We dig into the details, the crew involved and the lessons we've hopefully learnt to make sure we don't have more shipwrecks in future. 

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Key sources:
Into the Raging Sea: Thirty-Three Mariners, One Megastorm and the sinking of the El Faro - Rachel Slade

https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2018/04/inside-el-faro-the-worst-us-maritime-disaster-in-decades

https://safety4sea.com/cm-el-faro-sinking-poor-seamanship-on-the-spotlight/

https://gcaptain.com/ntsb-determines-probable-cause-of-el-faro-sinking/